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Why git on windows pops up Git Credential Manager inspite of having set a credential helper in .gitconfig

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Aditya Garg <gargaditya08@live.com>
Date
Jul 1, 2025, 15:49 UTC
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Hi

I am having this issue with Git for Windows that in case I configure a credential helper by following the git credentials documentation (https://git-scm.com/docs/gitcredentials), the Git Credential Manager still pops up. I simply close the pop up window, and then it seems to be getting the password from my credential manager.

I removed it using git config --edit --system, but after every update, it pops out again.
I wonder if some proper fix is there for this.
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